ABAP consultant sees gold in Tokyo
Don Abnett, the Australian consultant for the Philippine boxing team, has high hopes that one of four Filipino boxers to the Tokyo Olympics in July can win the country’s first Olympic gold......»»
MVP sees Olympics pushing through
PLDT chairman and No. 1 sports patron Manny V. Pangilinan believes the Philippines has a strong chance of striking gold in the Tokyo Olympics should it push through as scheduled in July......»»
ABAP head hopes pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics to push through
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is keeping its fingers crossed that the Tokyo Olympics will push through in July next year. “I’m just hoping that the Olympics will push through because this is our best chance,” ABAP president Ricky Vargas told Tuesday’s online version of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum. Vargas was reacting to wire reports saying that over half of Tokyo residents that took part in a recent survey are not comfortable with the staging of the Olympics in 2021. They either backed a “further delay or an outright cancellation” of the Tokyo Olympics. The Philippines has qualified two boxers in Eumir Marcial and Irish Magno to the Tokyo Games, and had hoped for a few more to make the grade, including Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam, Rogen Ladon, and Ian Clark Bautista. “When I look at our boxers, we were ready (for Tokyo 2020),” said Vargas, who was joined by ABAP secretary-general Ed Picson in the forum and presented by San Miguel Corporation, Go For Gold PH, Amelie Hotel Manila, Braska Restaurant, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and powered by Smart. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, everything came to a halt, including the rest of the qualifying tournaments. “We lost steam,” said Vargas. Picson said the Filipino boxers remain steadfast in their training even if there’s no definite schedule on hand. He said training is done mostly with the coaches’ online supervision. “But it’s not the same. Training online is not the same. We need to be able to go back to the gym and spar and box. Not only here but overseas as well,” said Vargas. “Given the situation, that is the next best thing,” Picson added. Vargas said it’s difficult to pin their hopes on a vaccine for things to be even close to what they used to be. “Mahirap hintayin ‘yung vaccine. They may have the vaccine but normally it takes years before we’d like to risk ourselves in getting the vaccine,” he added. “It’s very sad if the Olympics will not push through at least next year. Or we wait for the next Olympics (in Paris in 2024),” Vargas said. “It’s a very tough decision. The IOC (International Olympic Committee), I’ve been reading, is having a very difficult time because of all the investment put in by the Japanese government,” he added. The ABAP chief had high hopes that the country could win the elusive gold in the Tokyo Olympics – through boxing. But the pandemic, somehow, had turned things around......»»
ABAP backs Marcial all the way
There’s no turning back Olympic middleweight boxing qualifier Eumir Marcial from pursuing his dream of hitting paydirt in the Tokyo Games next year and ABAP secretary-general Ed Picson said yesterday the National Sports Association will continue to support the quest for gold unconditionally......»»
Duterte awards incentives to Tokyo heroes on Monday
The country’s first Olympic gold medalist, Hidilyn Diaz, along with silver medalists Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio and bronze medalist Eumir Marcial, all military athletes will be reporting to their Commander in Chief on August 23 as President Rodrigo Duterte receives them in a courtesy call in Malacañang......»»
Diaz receives housing incentive; boxers& rsquo; units completed by X& rsquo;mas
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is ready to move in to her brand new house-and-lot, while fellow Olympic medalists Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Felix Marcial will be spending Christmas this year as neighbors......»»
Tagaytay house and lots for Olympic medalists begin construction
Diaz, Petecio, Paalam and Marcial were shown the houses and lots in Tagaytay City as rewards for bringing home the country’s first Olympic gold medal the Tokyo Games apart from a couple of silver and a bronze......»»
Medalists attend POC thanksgiving mass
The Olympic success surges on as gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz leads the three other medalists in Tokyo for a thanksgiving mass today at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Tagaytay City......»»
Thanksgiving mass for PH& rsquo;s Olympic achievement
The Philippines’ Olympic success surges on as gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz leads the three other medalists in Tokyo for a Thanksgiving Mass on Wednesday at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Tagaytay City......»»
Philippine Paralympic Committee names flagbearers for Tokyo Paralympics
Philippine Tokyo Paralympics chef-de-mission Francis Diaz said the team is inspired to perform well after the country came through with its best effort in the Tokyo Olympics where it brought home a historic gold medal thanks to Hidilyn Diaz and two silver and a bronze courtesy of Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial, respectively......»»
Thanksgiving Mass for Olympic success in Tagaytay
The Olympic success surges on as gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz leads the three other medalists in Tokyo for a Thanksgiving Mass Wednesday at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Tagaytay City. Diaz has long been home since winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal –women’s -55 kgs of weightlifting in Tokyo last July 245 […].....»»
Forum tackles weightlifting, Paralympics
Members of the Philippine delegation to the Tokyo Paralympics and the top man of the National Sports Association that produced the country’s first ever Olympic gold make up the two-part session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum online version this Tuesday......»»
Onyok Velasco believes Philippines can claim boxing gold in next Olympics
Falling short of the gold himself in Atlanta 25 years ago, Velasco is taking the multi-medal haul in Tokyo as a sign of good things to come, and that the gold for Filipino boxers will come sooner rather than later......»»
ANYARE? Why it took 97 years for Philippines to clinch Olympic gold
The Tokyo Games proved that the Filipino athlete is world-class, but why did it take so long for us to get here?.....»»
Olympic Golf leaves its mark in Tokyo 2020
A throwaway comment by Rory McIlroy after he missed out on a bronze medal was worth its weight in gold as golf’s much talked-about acceptance in the Olympic Games was reinforced following two glorious weeks at Tokyo 2020......»»
Hidilyn: Aaminin ko nabuhay ako with doubts, takot at anxiety sa puso ko…
Hidilyn Diaz INAMIN ng Filipina weightlifting champion na si Hidilyn Diaz na totoong nagkaroon siya ng agam-agam, takot at pagdududa sa buhay mula noong magkaroon ng pandemya. Sa pagtatapos ng Tokyo 2020 Olympics last Sunday, binalikan ng kauna-unahang Filipino Olympic gold medalist ang naging journey niya sa pakikipaglaban para sa Pilipinas. Ayon kay Hidilyn, tulad ng karamihan talagang […] The post Hidilyn: Aaminin ko nabuhay ako with doubts, takot at anxiety sa puso ko… appeared first on Bandera......»»
For Oro boxer Carlo Paalam’s kin, silver is ‘gold’
After fighting all the way to the Tokyo Olympics finals, local boxer Carlo Paalam will go home with a silver medal after losing to Great Britain’s Galal Yafai at the Kokugikan Arena Saturday afternoon, August 7......»»
Team PH: Tokyo Olympics by the numbers
4 -- It’s mission accomplished for Team Philippines at the Tokyo Olympic 2020+1, churning out its best performance ever with a gold, courtesy of Hidilyn Diaz in weightlifting, two silvers from boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam, and a bronze medal by Eumir Marcial, also in boxing.....»»
House vows Increased budget for sports
Following the Philippines’ historic medal finish in the Tokyo Olympics with one bronze, two silver and the country’s first gold in 97 years, leaders in Congress gave assurance yesterday that the budget for sports next year will increase substantially......»»
EDITORIAL - Don’t lose the momentum
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz provided the inspiration and got the momentum going, by bagging the Philippines’ first-ever Olympic gold medal after a 97-year wait, on the fourth day of the Tokyo Games......»»
Paalam seeks PH& rsquo;s 1st boxing gold in Olympics
Tokyo---Carlo Paalam, the youngest and least-experienced member of the vaunted Philippine boxing team in the Summer Olympic Games, is one win away from the country’s first gold medal in the sport......»»